The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-26
The picnic season is near.

May walks.
The cemeteries were well filled with
visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carlisle, Of
Louisville, spent Tuesday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs George Mellenbaugh and
Florence Floom Sundayed In MassilIon.
Will j. ErOe, Of New York, and Gus
Cameron, OF Mansfield, are at the Hur.
ford.
William Y. F. Porter, who spent Sat-
1rdsy and Sunday In Akron returned
to-day. s,.-sssss !l i
Wallace Il. Phelps, Of Alliance, will
deliver the Decoration day address at
Minerva.
The work Of laying the pressed brick
Will be commenced on the Dueber build
i0gs tomorrow.
Major Henry Camp, the temperance
evangelist, will deliver the Decoration
day address here.
The Garfield Dispatch says: Frank
Mastt n Of Canton, is grinding Garfield
dust under his heels.
j. R. Carey, EPq, and ". G. Boyle,
ESQ, OF Salem, attorneys for the Fort
Wayne railroad, are at the Hurford.
Hon. j. Warren Keifer, Of Sprip pfieId.
ex Speaker Of the United States House
Of Representatives, Is at the HurfOrd.
Mr.. <. r. Parrish has been appointed
acting agent Of the Adams Express Com
psny here for few weeks. Agent Buck
ingham is laying of.
The Canton 0ae Price Clothing Com.
pany has presented the policemen with
cool, comfortable straw hats, which the
cops greatly appreciate.
Mrs. Larimer and daughter, Of Mans
field, who have been visiting at the res
idence OF A. j. PierO In this city, re-
turned home yesterday.
Constable Weber went to Alliance this
morning to arrest Darwin Smith, vii.
liam Sem and Charles Shem, for fishing
with nets In the MahOniDg river.
The City Board of Equalization met In
the County Commissioners Office Tues
day evening and began Its work by COM
pairing the reports of this year with last.
Education No. V is received from "a
Citizen" He gives long sketch of the
way the Quincy, Massachusetts, schools
were improved. We shall find room for
it In day or two.
ada Strong, stepdaughter of Milton
Dsgy, yestdiDg at No. 81 West Second
street, dsed Monday, May 20, of measles,
aged nine years Funeral Wednesday
o'clock; tnterment In Rowland ceme-
terry.
The Alliance Review contains the
following: THE DiebOld Safe Company
OF Canton, has secured the contract for
the safes needed for the new bank,
Stark county Industries are hard to
SCOOP"
The Akron Beacon says: "Mrs. Anna
Sheih, OF Canton, with whose sweet
singing Akronians were delighted early
in the spring, has been engaged to
instruct the chorus choir Of st, Paul's
ED' 'scOpal church"
The members Of the Canton Fire De-
Dartment have been invited to take part
Ia the Decoration Day services. The
Chief desires that each company hold q
meeting and determine whether 1t shall
be accepted or not.
At the meeting of the Board of EQUAL.
izatiOn Monday afternoon, A. McGTegOr
was elected chairman and Conrad
Schweitzer secretary The e ST bI ST.
ness session will be held Tuesday even
ing az 7:90 o'clock.
The City Board o, Equalization met
In the County Commissioners (fice at
3 o'clock this afternoon for organization.
rhe B0al6 consists Of Messrs. T. B.
Albert, George Rex, Luther Hicks, JOS
eph SchOtt, Conrad SchWeitZer and A.
McGregOr.
At the election held Saturday, Me7srs.
John Mansfield, John Leininger and
Charles lte were elsctCd Trustees Of the
Flremen's Fund, to act with the COan-
Gil Committee on Fire Department, the
members Of which committed arc ex.
of1clo trustees.
The Northwestern Ohio Fir, mems
Association IL In ees ion at Loudonvillo
to-day. Representatives from h. off.
fereRt companies Of this city are in at
tendance. John Mansfield Of the
"HOoks," and Henry 5>ha, file, Of No. 8,
are among t!em.
Mr. A n. McGregor. of the Canton
DEMOCRAT, saiis July I'd on tho Anchor
line steamer, FurlessiR, for Glasgow, to
visit old scenes on his native heath. We
wish him bon voyage. Miss Clara
Myers, Of Canton, Is visiting friends
here.--[ Louisville Herald.
Mr.. George Hill, representative In
New Orleans of the Barber Match Com
psny, called upon the DEMOCRAT to-day.
Mr.. Hill ls on his way home at Middle
branch to visit his mother, other reIa-
tives and friends there. Mr.. Hill at one
time worked In the DEMOCRAT Office.
President Blood, Of the Cleveland &
Canton, is considering an off II for ST.
100000 Of 3 per cent bonds to be Issued.
The offer is said TO be at 95 and the
bankers negotiating the loan will want
q commission Of 216 to 3 per cent.
Until the money Is secured active work
will not be commenced on the road.
Harry Bethune, the famed sprInter, Is
at New Philadelphia, o., Ia fine C0ndi-
match with johnson, In which he ex-
poets to give the champion narrow
escape II not q defeat. BethUne never
was In more excellent shape, and a
match between him and johnson is not
very remote.
A company 10 being formed with O
capital Of 10.OOO. In shares. of $50 each,
for the erection Of large brick build.
Ing, to be arranged for the'sccOmm0da-
ti0n Of number Of small mauufao-
tories. Steam power will be furnished
all tenants and new manufacturing
concerns, commencing on small capital,
can have the benefit OF excellent shop
room and steam power. at q merely nomi'
nal price.
Mrs. William Hartman, OF Chicago, o
resident Of Canton many years ago, Ia
Yiaiklnn at kha raaidAnnA Of Mr. 1amaa